Organization

Japan Opera Festival

Singer

Bass

Alessandro Abis

Ferrando

Soprano

Rinako Hara

Ines

Tenor

Motoharu Takei

Ruiz

Hitoshi Fujiyama

An old Rom

Baritone

Alberto Gazale

The Count of Luna

Lana Kos

Leonora

Mezzo-soprano

Maria Ermolaeva

Azucena

Angelo Villari

Manrico

Conductor

Hirofumi Yoshida

Stage director

Francesco Bellotto

Marcello Rosiello

Diego Godoy

Clarissa Costanzo

Shay Bloch

Orchestra

Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Modena

Il trovatore -  (The Troubadour)

Horyuji

Japan

Horyuji Temple Special Stage

Il trovatore Verdi

Public

The Troubadour

Approved

LEONORA,  IL TROVATORE at JAPAN OPERA FESTIVAL

The Japan Opera Festival is an extraordinary opportunity to experience open-air opera performances on the stages
set right in front of the historical structures of Japan. This exclusive event has attracted worldwide attention.
Since 2015, the festival has been held in cooperation with an Italian opera house in order to provide the audience with the opportunity to view highly artistic opera performances while staying in Japan.
Our efforts to achieve a superb fusion with opera born in Italy have been greatly acclaimed both in Japan and abroad.
In May 2023, the Japan Opera Festival will come back for the first time in about four years! The venue this year is Horyu-ji Temple, a World Heritage site, which is the pride of Japan, and the program will be “ll Trovatore,” a masterpiece of Verdi’s middle period.

This open-air opera performed against the backdrop of the five- story pagoda of Horyu-ji Temple, the world’s oldest wooden structure with a history of 1,300 years, will be the one-and-only performance in the world. The conductor will be Hirofumi Yoshida, who is based in Italy, and the music will be performed by Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Modena from Italy. This will be a life-long memorable experience where
you will be able to enjoy the stage created by the stage director, Francesco Bellotto, in the Sai-in temple complex of Horyu-ji Temple!

Immerse yourself into what will be a deeply emotional and a once- in-a-lifetime experience.

English

The Troubadour by Verdi, From (2023/2023), Directed by Francesco Bellotto,, Conductor Hirofumi Yoshida, Horyuji Temple Special Stage, Horyuji, Japan

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